diff --git a/components/MarkdownTextBlock/samples/MarkdownTextBlockCustomSample.xaml b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/samples/MarkdownTextBlockCustomSample.xaml
index 1ead34838..69430b398 100644
--- a/components/MarkdownTextBlock/samples/MarkdownTextBlockCustomSample.xaml
+++ b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/samples/MarkdownTextBlockCustomSample.xaml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
         <controls:MarkdownTextBlock x:Name="MarkdownTextBlock2"
                                     Grid.Row="3"
                                     Config="{x:Bind MarkdownConfig, Mode=OneTime}"
-                                    Text="{x:Bind Text, Mode=OneTime}" />
+                                    Text="{x:Bind Text, Mode=OneTime}"
+                                    UseAutoLinks="True"
+                                    UseEmphasisExtras="True"
+                                    UseListExtras="True"
+                                    UsePipeTables="True"
+                                    UseTaskLists="True" />
     </Grid>
 </Page>
diff --git a/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/MarkdownTextBlock.Properties.cs b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/MarkdownTextBlock.Properties.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb0bd4180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/MarkdownTextBlock.Properties.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Markdig.Syntax;
+
+namespace CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.MarkdownTextBlock;
+
+public partial class MarkdownTextBlock
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="Config"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty ConfigProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(Config),
+        typeof(MarkdownConfig),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(null, OnConfigChanged)
+    );
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="Text"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty TextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(Text),
+        typeof(string),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(null, OnTextChanged));
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="UseEmphasisExtras"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty UseEmphasisExtrasProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(UseEmphasisExtras),
+        typeof(bool),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(false));
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="UsePipeTables"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty UsePipeTablesProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(UsePipeTables),
+        typeof(bool),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(false));
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="UseListExtras"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty UseListExtrasProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(UseListExtras),
+        typeof(bool),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(false));
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="UseTaskLists"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty UseTaskListsProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(UseTaskLists),
+        typeof(bool),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(false));
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="UseAutoLinks"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty UseAutoLinksProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(UseAutoLinks),
+        typeof(bool),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(false));
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreakProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak),
+        typeof(bool),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(false));
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the <see cref="MarkdownDocument"/> dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly DependencyProperty MarkdownDocumentProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        nameof(MarkdownDocument),
+        typeof(MarkdownDocument),
+        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
+        new PropertyMetadata(null));
+
+    public MarkdownConfig Config
+    {
+        get => (MarkdownConfig)GetValue(ConfigProperty);
+        set => SetValue(ConfigProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the markdown text to display.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Text
+    {
+        get => (string)GetValue(TextProperty);
+        set => SetValue(TextProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, adds support for strikethroughs, superscript, subscript, inserted, and marked text.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UseEmphasisExtras
+    {
+        get => (bool)GetValue(UseEmphasisExtrasProperty);
+        set => SetValue(UseEmphasisExtrasProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, adds support for GitHub-style pipe tables.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UsePipeTables
+    {
+        get => (bool)GetValue(UsePipeTablesProperty);
+        set => SetValue(UsePipeTablesProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, adds support for alphabetic and roman numbering in lists.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UseListExtras
+    {
+        get => (bool)GetValue(UseListExtrasProperty);
+        set => SetValue(UseListExtrasProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, adds support for GitHub-style task lists using the [ ] and [x] syntax.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UseTaskLists
+    {
+        get => (bool)GetValue(UseTaskListsProperty);
+        set => SetValue(UseTaskListsProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, parses text that looks like URIs into hyperlinks (e.g. https://...).
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UseAutoLinks
+    {
+        get => (bool)GetValue(UseAutoLinksProperty);
+        set => SetValue(UseAutoLinksProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, considers single newlines as hardline breaks.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak
+    {
+        get => (bool)GetValue(UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreakProperty);
+        set => SetValue(UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreakProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the parsed markdown document. May be null if the document has not been parsed yet.
+    /// </summary>
+    public MarkdownDocument? MarkdownDocument
+    {
+        get => (MarkdownDocument)GetValue(MarkdownDocumentProperty);
+        private set => SetValue(MarkdownDocumentProperty, value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/MarkdownTextBlock.xaml.cs b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/MarkdownTextBlock.xaml.cs
index 01e05751f..d9b8be705 100644
--- a/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/MarkdownTextBlock.xaml.cs
+++ b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/MarkdownTextBlock.xaml.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.MarkdownTextBlock.Renderers;
+using CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.MarkdownTextBlock.Renderers.ObjectRenderers;
+using CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.MarkdownTextBlock.Renderers.ObjectRenderers.Extensions;
+using CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.MarkdownTextBlock.Renderers.ObjectRenderers.Inlines;
 using CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.MarkdownTextBlock.TextElements;
 using Markdig;
 using Markdig.Syntax;
@@ -14,47 +17,10 @@ public partial class MarkdownTextBlock : Control
 {
     private const string MarkdownContainerName = "MarkdownContainer";
     private Grid? _container;
-    private MarkdownPipeline _pipeline;
+    private MarkdownPipeline _pipeline = null!;
     private MyFlowDocument _document;
     private WinUIRenderer? _renderer;
 
-    private static readonly DependencyProperty ConfigProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
-        nameof(Config),
-        typeof(MarkdownConfig),
-        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
-        new PropertyMetadata(null, OnConfigChanged)
-    );
-
-    private static readonly DependencyProperty TextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
-        nameof(Text),
-        typeof(string),
-        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
-        new PropertyMetadata(null, OnTextChanged));
-
-    private static readonly DependencyProperty MarkdownDocumentProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
-        nameof(MarkdownDocument),
-        typeof(MarkdownDocument),
-        typeof(MarkdownTextBlock),
-        new PropertyMetadata(null));
-
-    public MarkdownConfig Config
-    {
-        get => (MarkdownConfig)GetValue(ConfigProperty);
-        set => SetValue(ConfigProperty, value);
-    }
-
-    public string Text
-    {
-        get => (string)GetValue(TextProperty);
-        set => SetValue(TextProperty, value);
-    }
-
-    public MarkdownDocument? MarkdownDocument
-    {
-        get => (MarkdownDocument)GetValue(MarkdownDocumentProperty);
-        private set => SetValue(MarkdownDocumentProperty, value);
-    }
-
     public event EventHandler<LinkClickedEventArgs>? OnLinkClicked;
 
     internal void RaiseLinkClickedEvent(Uri uri) => OnLinkClicked?.Invoke(this, new LinkClickedEventArgs(uri));
@@ -79,17 +45,24 @@ public MarkdownTextBlock()
     {
         this.DefaultStyleKey = typeof(MarkdownTextBlock);
         _document = new MyFlowDocument();
-        _pipeline = new MarkdownPipelineBuilder()
-            .UseEmphasisExtras()
-            .UseAutoLinks()
-            .UseTaskLists()
-            .UsePipeTables()
-            .Build();
     }
 
     protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
     {
         base.OnApplyTemplate();
+
+        var pipelineBuilder = new MarkdownPipelineBuilder();
+
+        // NOTE: Order matters here
+        if (UseEmphasisExtras) pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder.UseEmphasisExtras();
+        if (UsePipeTables) pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder.UsePipeTables();
+        if (UseListExtras) pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder.UseListExtras();
+        if (UseTaskLists) pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder.UseTaskLists();
+        if (UseAutoLinks) pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder.UseAutoLinks();
+        if (UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak) pipelineBuilder = pipelineBuilder.UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak();
+
+        _pipeline = pipelineBuilder.Build();
+
         _container = (Grid)GetTemplateChild(MarkdownContainerName);
         _container.Children.Clear();
         _container.Children.Add(_document.RichTextBlock);
@@ -128,6 +101,31 @@ private void Build()
             if (_renderer == null)
             {
                 _renderer = new WinUIRenderer(_document, Config, this);
+
+                // Default block renderers
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new CodeBlockRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new ListRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new HeadingRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new ParagraphRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new QuoteBlockRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new ThematicBreakRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new HtmlBlockRenderer());
+
+                // Default inline renderers
+                if (UseAutoLinks) _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new AutoLinkInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new CodeInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new DelimiterInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new EmphasisInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new HtmlEntityInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new LineBreakInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new LinkInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new LiteralInlineRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new ContainerInlineRenderer());
+
+                // Extension renderers
+                if (UsePipeTables) _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new TableRenderer());
+                if (UseTaskLists) _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new TaskListRenderer());
+                _renderer.ObjectRenderers.Add(new HtmlInlineRenderer());
             }
             _pipeline.Setup(_renderer);
             ApplyText(false);
diff --git a/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/Renderers/WinUIRenderer.cs b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/Renderers/WinUIRenderer.cs
index a9f772423..c4e00543b 100644
--- a/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/Renderers/WinUIRenderer.cs
+++ b/components/MarkdownTextBlock/src/Renderers/WinUIRenderer.cs
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ public WinUIRenderer(MyFlowDocument document, MarkdownConfig config, MarkdownTex
         FlowDocument = document;
         // set style
         _stack.Push(FlowDocument);
-        LoadOverridenRenderers();
-    }
-
-    private void LoadOverridenRenderers()
-    {
-        LoadRenderers();
     }
 
     public override object Render(MarkdownObject markdownObject)
@@ -52,7 +46,6 @@ public void ReloadDocument()
         _stack.Clear();
         FlowDocument.RichTextBlock.Blocks.Clear();
         _stack.Push(FlowDocument);
-        LoadOverridenRenderers();
     }
 
     public void WriteLeafInline(LeafBlock leafBlock)
@@ -145,32 +138,4 @@ private static void AddInline(IAddChild parent, IAddChild inline)
     {
         parent.AddChild(inline);
     }
-
-    protected virtual void LoadRenderers()
-    {
-        // Default block renderers
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new CodeBlockRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new ListRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new HeadingRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new ParagraphRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new QuoteBlockRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new ThematicBreakRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new HtmlBlockRenderer());
-
-        // Default inline renderers
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new AutoLinkInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new CodeInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new DelimiterInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new EmphasisInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new HtmlEntityInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new LineBreakInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new LinkInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new LiteralInlineRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new ContainerInlineRenderer());
-
-        // Extension renderers
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new TableRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new TaskListRenderer());
-        ObjectRenderers.Add(new HtmlInlineRenderer());
-    }
 }